Who Funds African Tech
The investors, banks, development lenders and foundations behind African tech, from the deals in our Africa Funding Tracker: who has written cheques in the last 12 months, who has gone quiet, and a link to each funder's own website.
110funders listed
37active in the last 3 months
25last deal 3 to 6 months ago
48no disclosed deal tracked in 6 months
| Funder | Type | Deals (12 months) | Disclosed | Last deal | Where | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proparco proparco.fr ↗ |
Development finance | 3 deals
|
$338.6M | Oct 29, 2026 · Farm |  Kenya |
Active |
| Flourish Ventures flourishventures.com ↗ |
Venture capital | 3 deals
|
$17.4M | Oct 27, 2026 · Madica | Active | |
| British International Investment bii.co.uk ↗ |
Development finance | 2 deals
|
$22M | Oct 29, 2026 · Okra Solar |  Nigeria |
Active |
| EBRD ebrd.com ↗ |
Development finance | 2 deals
|
$323.7M | Oct 16, 2026 · Beacon Power Services | Nigeria Kenya |
Active |
| Nithio | Other | 2 deals
|
$79M | Oct 14, 2026 · MAX | Nigeria |
Active |
| Norrsken22 norrsken22.com ↗ |
Venture capital | 2 deals
|
$35.7M | Sep 8, 2026 · Arc Ride | Kenya South Africa |
Active |
| E4E | Other | 2 deals
|
$11.1M | Aug 18, 2026 · Jem | South Africa |
Active |
| Airtel Africa Foundation | Foundations and grant-makers | 2 deals
|
$1.01B | Jun 15, 2026 · First Year | 3–6 months | |
| Epic Edges Capital | Venture capital | 1 deal
|
$1M | Nov 3, 2026 · Fearless | Mauritius |
Active |
| IA Ventures | Venture capital | 1 deal
|
$3.8M | Nov 2, 2026 · Minicor | Nigeria |
Active |
| Admaius Capital Partners admaius.com ↗ |
Growth and impact investors | 1 deal
|
$40M | Oct 29, 2026 · ABA Life |  Morocco |
Active |
| Linah Farms | Other | 1 deal
|
$1.1M | Oct 28, 2026 · NoorNation |  Egypt |
Active |
| Sequoia Capital | Venture capital | 1 deal
|
$38M | Oct 19, 2026 · Healthleap | South Africa |
Active |
| First Round Capital | Venture capital | 1 deal
|
$38M | Oct 19, 2026 · Healthleap | South Africa |
Active |
| Finnfund finnfund.fi ↗ |
Development finance | 1 deal
|
$11.2M | Oct 15, 2026 · Bisedge | Active | |
| Alliance | Other | 1 deal
|
$500K | Oct 13, 2026 · Cloud9 | Kenya |
Active |
| Rising Tide Africa | Other | 1 deal
|
$1M | Oct 13, 2026 · Ororo Waste | Nigeria |
Active |
| TLcom Capital tlcomcapital.com ↗ |
Venture capital | 1 deal
|
$8M | Oct 2, 2026 · Satlyt | Kenya |
Active |
| Antler antler.co ↗ |
Accelerators and programmes | 1 deal
|
$8M | Oct 2, 2026 · Satlyt | Kenya |
Active |
| Slauson | Other | 1 deal
|
$8M | Oct 2, 2026 · Satlyt | Kenya |
Active |
| Co | Other | 1 deal
|
$8M | Oct 2, 2026 · Satlyt | Kenya |
Active |
| Acumen | Other | 1 deal
|
$5M | Sep 27, 2026 · Sun King |  Zambia |
Active |
| Obudu Capital | Venture capital | 1 deal
|
$100K | Sep 27, 2026 · Rhea | Kenya |
Active |
| SunCulture | Other | 1 deal
|
$10M | Sep 24, 2026 · SunCulture | Kenya |
Active |
| DNI | Other | 1 deal
|
$30M | Sep 21, 2026 · Mission Mobile | South Africa |
Active |
| Partech Africa partechpartners.com ↗ |
Venture capital | 1 deal
|
$13M | Sep 14, 2026 · Synapse Analytics | Egypt |
Active |
| AHL Venture Partners ahlventurepartners.com ↗ |
Growth and impact investors | 1 deal
|
$7M | Sep 11, 2026 · Watu | Kenya |
Active |
| Atlantica Ventures atlanticaventures.com ↗ |
Venture capital | 1 deal
|
$1.9M | Sep 9, 2026 · ChipMango | Active | |
| MRG Economic Group | Other | 1 deal
|
$3M | Sep 9, 2026 · 3C Coding School | Egypt |
Active |
| Canal+ | Other | 1 deal
|
$22M | Sep 9, 2026 · Moment | South Africa |
Active |
| Novastar Ventures novastarventures.com ↗ |
Venture capital | 1 deal
|
$33.3M | Sep 8, 2026 · Arc Ride | Kenya |
Active |
| Fawry | Other | 1 deal
|
$2M | Sep 4, 2026 · Mylerz | Egypt |
Active |
| AFC | Other | 1 deal
|
$300M | Sep 1, 2026 · WIOCC | Active | |
| Vision Invest | Other | 1 deal
|
$300M | Sep 1, 2026 · WIOCC | Active | |
| Swedfund swedfund.se ↗ |
Development finance | 1 deal
|
$20M | Aug 28, 2026 · AfricaGoGreen | Active | |
| KCB | Development finance | 1 deal
|
— | Aug 21, 2026 · MSMEs | Kenya |
Active |
| University Technology Fund | Other | 1 deal
|
$8.4M | Aug 18, 2026 · Jem | South Africa |
Active |
| Next176/FutureGrowth | Other | 1 deal
|
$8.4M | Aug 18, 2026 · Jem | South Africa |
Active |
| Uber | Other | 1 deal
|
$250M | Aug 5, 2026 · Moove | Nigeria |
3–6 months |
| SC Ventures | Venture capital | 1 deal
|
$40M | Aug 4, 2026 · Yellow Card | 3–6 months | |
| PraxiLabs | Other | 1 deal
|
$45K | Jul 28, 2026 · Startups | Egypt |
3–6 months |
| Others Get Prize Money As Visa | Other | 1 deal
|
$45K | Jul 28, 2026 · Startups | Egypt |
3–6 months |
| Gotion High-Tech | Other | 1 deal
|
$114M | Jul 24, 2026 · First EV Battery Gigafactory | 3–6 months | |
| Knife Capital | Venture capital | 1 deal
|
$5M | Jul 15, 2026 · Cue | South Africa |
3–6 months |
| FAM Investments | Other | 1 deal
|
$5M | Jul 15, 2026 · Cue | South Africa |
3–6 months |
| Konga | Other | 1 deal
|
$2.7M | Jul 3, 2026 · Stabyl | Nigeria |
3–6 months |
| General Catalyst | Other | 1 deal
|
$150M | Jul 2, 2026 · Factorial | 3–6 months | |
| Village Capital | Venture capital | 1 deal
|
$500K | Jun 29, 2026 · Climate Startups | 3–6 months | |
| Investor NewTrails Capital | Venture capital | 1 deal
|
$55M | Jun 22, 2026 · Spiro | Nigeria |
3–6 months |
| NewTrails Capital | Venture capital | 1 deal
|
$55M | Jun 22, 2026 · Leading Smartphone Manufacturer, Invests | 3–6 months | |
| Apis Partners apis.pe ↗ |
Growth and impact investors | 1 deal
|
$175M | Jun 17, 2026 · Paymentology | 3–6 months | |
| Aspirity Partners | Venture capital | 1 deal
|
$175M | Jun 17, 2026 · Paymentology | 3–6 months | |
| Sabou Capital | Venture capital | 1 deal
|
$2M | Jun 17, 2026 · Tomato Jos | Nigeria |
3–6 months |
| FNB | Other | 1 deal
|
$920K | Jun 17, 2026 · Mia Healthcare | South Africa |
3–6 months |
| Breega | Other | 1 deal
|
$5M | Jun 11, 2026 · Agenz | Morocco |
3–6 months |
| Algebra Ventures algebraventures.com ↗ |
Venture capital | 1 deal
|
$37.1M | Jun 8, 2026 · Blnk | Egypt |
3–6 months |
| Liquidity | Other | 1 deal
|
$25M | May 29, 2026 · NALA |  Tanzania |
3–6 months |
| Mitsumi | Other | 1 deal
|
$2M | May 23, 2026 · AI Cloud Platform for Young | Kenya |
3–6 months |
| Tether | Other | 1 deal
|
$4.4M | May 22, 2026 · Sorted | 3–6 months | |
| Al Mada Ventures | Venture capital | 1 deal
|
$8M | May 20, 2026 · Checker | Morocco |
3–6 months |
| Triple Jump triplejump.eu ↗ |
Growth and impact investors | 1 deal
|
$8M | May 13, 2026 · MAX | Nigeria |
3–6 months |
| STV | Other | 1 deal
|
$5.2M | May 12, 2026 · Stream | 3–6 months | |
| Google for Startups Accelerator: Africa startup.google.com ↗ |
Accelerators and programmes | 1 deal
|
$2.7M | Apr 30, 2026 · Shiprazor | South Africa |
Quiet |
| AAIC | Other | 1 deal
|
$2.7M | Apr 30, 2026 · Shiprazor | South Africa |
Quiet |
| Tremis Capital | Venture capital | 1 deal
|
$2.7M | Apr 30, 2026 · Shiprazor | South Africa |
Quiet |
| LemFi | Other | 1 deal
|
$135M | Apr 28, 2026 · Global Expansion | Quiet | |
| Azur Innovation Management | Other | 1 deal
|
$1.7M | Apr 16, 2026 · ZSystems | Morocco |
Quiet |
| Suez Canal | Other | 1 deal
|
$23M | Apr 7, 2026 · Lucky Hits Profitability | Egypt |
Quiet |
| BNP Paribas Asset Management Alts | Other | 1 deal
|
$53M | Mar 18, 2026 · Sistema.bio | Quiet | |
| EIB | Development finance | 1 deal
|
$230M | Mar 16, 2026 · Speedinvest | Quiet | |
| Newion Partners | Venture capital | 1 deal
|
$2.1M | Mar 9, 2026 · NjiaPay | South Africa |
Quiet |
| Congruent Ventures | Venture capital | 1 deal
|
$25M | Mar 5, 2026 · Zeno | Kenya |
Quiet |
| Active Impact | Other | 1 deal
|
$25M | Mar 5, 2026 · Zeno | Kenya |
Quiet |
| Lowercarbon Capital | Venture capital | 1 deal
|
$25M | Mar 5, 2026 · Zeno | Kenya |
Quiet |
| Africa Go Green Fund | Other | 1 deal
|
$50M | Feb 26, 2026 · Spiro | Quiet | |
| Symbiotics | Other | 1 deal
|
$5.5M | Feb 25, 2026 · Fido Ghana |  Ghana |
Quiet |
| LoftyInc | Other | 1 deal
|
$4M | Feb 23, 2026 · WafR | Morocco |
Quiet |
| Future Africa future.africa ↗ |
Venture capital | 0 | — | None tracked | Quiet | |
| Ventures Platform venturesplatform.com ↗ |
Venture capital | 0 | — | None tracked | Quiet | |
| Quona Capital quona.com ↗ |
Venture capital | 0 | — | None tracked | Quiet | |
| Lightrock lightrock.com ↗ |
Growth and impact investors | 0 | — | None tracked | Quiet | |
| Sawari Ventures sawariventures.com ↗ |
Venture capital | 0 | — | None tracked | Quiet | |
| 4DX Ventures 4dxventures.com ↗ |
Venture capital | 0 | — | None tracked | Quiet | |
| Launch Africa Ventures launchafrica.vc ↗ |
Venture capital | 0 | — | None tracked | Quiet | |
| Microtraction microtraction.com ↗ |
Venture capital | 0 | — | None tracked | Quiet | |
| Janngo Capital janngo.com ↗ |
Venture capital | 0 | — | None tracked | Quiet | |
| Enza Capital enzacapital.com ↗ |
Venture capital | 0 | — | None tracked | Quiet | |
| Aruwa Capital Management aruwacapital.com ↗ |
Venture capital | 0 | — | None tracked | Quiet | |
| Founders Factory Africa foundersfactory.africa ↗ |
Accelerators and programmes | 0 | — | None tracked | Quiet | |
| Y Combinator ycombinator.com ↗ |
Accelerators and programmes | 0 | — | None tracked | Quiet | |
| MEST Africa meltwater.org ↗ |
Accelerators and programmes | 0 | — | None tracked | Quiet | |
| Seedstars seedstars.com ↗ |
Accelerators and programmes | 0 | — | None tracked | Quiet | |
| Villgro Africa villgroafrica.org ↗ |
Accelerators and programmes | 0 | — | None tracked | Quiet | |
| DOB Equity dobequity.nl ↗ |
Growth and impact investors | 0 | — | None tracked | Quiet | |
| VestedWorld vestedworld.com ↗ |
Growth and impact investors | 0 | — | None tracked | Quiet | |
| Oikocredit oikocredit.org ↗ |
Growth and impact investors | 0 | — | None tracked | Quiet | |
| IFC ifc.org ↗ |
Development finance | 0 | — | None tracked | Quiet | |
| African Development Bank afdb.org ↗ |
Development finance | 0 | — | None tracked | Quiet | |
| FMO fmo.nl ↗ |
Development finance | 0 | — | None tracked | Quiet | |
| Norfund norfund.no ↗ |
Development finance | 0 | — | None tracked | Quiet | |
| DEG deginvest.de ↗ |
Development finance | 0 | — | None tracked | Quiet | |
| Afreximbank afreximbank.com ↗ |
Development finance | 0 | — | None tracked | Quiet | |
| U.S. International Development Finance Corporation dfc.gov ↗ |
Development finance | 0 | — | None tracked | Quiet | |
| Mastercard Foundation mastercardfdn.org ↗ |
Foundations and grant-makers | 0 | — | None tracked | Quiet | |
| Gates Foundation gatesfoundation.org ↗ |
Foundations and grant-makers | 0 | — | None tracked | Quiet | |
| Tony Elumelu Foundation tonyelumelufoundation.org ↗ |
Foundations and grant-makers | 0 | — | None tracked | Quiet | |
| Google.org google.org ↗ |
Foundations and grant-makers | 0 | — | None tracked | Quiet | |
| Shell Foundation shellfoundation.org ↗ |
Foundations and grant-makers | 0 | — | None tracked | Quiet | |
| UNICEF Venture Fund unicefventurefund.org ↗ |
Foundations and grant-makers | 0 | — | None tracked | Quiet | |
| AECF aecfafrica.org ↗ |
Foundations and grant-makers | 0 | — | None tracked | Quiet |
How to read this
- Deals: funding rounds, loans and grants for African tech companies and tech nonprofits in the last 12 months where the funder was named in the announcement or the press report, from the Africa Funding Tracker. Each deal links to its source.
- Quiet means no disclosed deal in our tracker for six months. It does not mean a funder has stopped: many deals are never announced, and some funders are named only in the fine print. If a funder below has an announced deal we missed, tell us.
- Websites: links go to each funder's own website, checked by our editors. Funders named in deal reports appear automatically; we add their website once checked. TechUpscale has no commercial relationship with any funder listed.